UGH. people i realize he is playing crazy good right now, but how long you think he is gunna keep this up? you think at the end of the season he is gunna be 40-3 with a sub 1 GGA or something? its called selling high. lots of teams do this when a player is playing above their skill level.

Although maybe he's onto something - Bruins could require Sturm to use wooden skate blades, so he'd waive his NTC. And Savard would be required to use a field hockey stick so he'd waive his NTC. Salary cap fixed.

I say let him get 7 more wins in a row and 3 more shutouts ..................... then we could tell him he has not lived up to his contract and he needs to play better or else he will have to forfeit his NMC and be sent to the North Pole and play against the top leading scorer Chris Cringle of the Alaskian A-holes.

Just kidding LT ! .................. Seriously ............. Timmy is not going anywhere ! He looks great this year so far and if Chia moved him this early in the season ............ fans would demand his head on a platter. Also we have not seen what Rask can do this season ? .................. Just because Rask did well last season doesn't mean he will do well this season ? ................... to many ifs here ! Bysides lets get rid of our dead wood and not the fine furniture

Although maybe he's onto something - Bruins could require Sturm to use wooden skate blades, so he'd waive his NTC. And Savard would be required to use a field hockey stick so he'd waive his NTC. Salary cap fixed.

Damn I did not even think about that. Now that this is all coming together, it is all starting to make sense and is a fiendishly clever idea

im not saying you bench him. im saying you threaten to keep him on the bench the rest of the year once you have a trade in place if he wont wave the no trade

Yeah. That's stupid. That's a stupid idea. The players will see what the organization does to it's good players and will more than likely want to leave.
Not to mention potential guys who may come here will roll their eyes and pass on Boston when word gets out that Boston strong-arms their players into leaving.

What groundwork? Threats? What's he going to do shout at Thomas? Point his finger at him? Why in a million years would the general manager of a team order a player out of games when that player is doing something unbelievable that no one in the HISTORY of the franchise has ever done???

im not saying you bench him. im saying you threaten to keep him on the bench the rest of the year once you have a trade in place if he wont wave the no trade

Oh I see, so we put a gun to his head and force him out the door. Or, we could keep Thomas knowing that he won't continue to post a GAA below 1, but anticipate that his injury problems from last year are behind him and that we own the best goalie tandem in the NHL. To get under the cap, we then move any of Paille/Wheeler/Hunwick to another team, and Ryder/Sturm to the AHL. Problem solved?

Oh I see, so we put a gun to his head and force him out the door. Or, we could keep Thomas knowing that he won't continue to post a GAA below 1, but anticipate that his injury problems from last year are behind him and that we own the best goalie tandem in the NHL. To get under the cap, we then move any of Paille/Wheeler/Hunwick to another team, and Ryder/Sturm to the AHL. Problem solved?

i'd rather keep Ryder and/or Sturm. that's a lot of scoring pressure to put on Seguin and Caron at such a young age. i also gotta believe that the two rookies at some point in the season are gunna hit the rookie wall, you may end up needing Ryder before the season is over.

i'd rather keep Ryder and/or Sturm. that's a lot of scoring pressure to put on Seguin and Caron at such a young age. i also gotta believe that the two rookies at some point in the season are gunna hit the rookie wall, you may end up needing Ryder before the season is over.

You can't force a guy to accept a trade. I mean, you could humiliate him until he demands one, but that would be the worst PR move I'd ever seen.

Plus, until you know Rask has his game back, Thomas actually has more value playing games for the Bruins than creating cap relief. If Rask falters, there's no guarantee Goalie McBackup will be able to carry the team and then we'll have a bunch of depth and no goalie to win games with...

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